In Volyn, an organized group involved in smuggling draft evaders abroad for $5000 each uncovered
Law enforcement authorities in the Volyn region have identified and detained a group of local residents involved in organizing illegal crossings of Ukrainian men seeking to evade mobilization across the border.
Over the past year, from 2025 onwards, this criminal scheme facilitated the illegal passage of 12 Ukrainian citizens, each paying a substantial sum of over $5000 for the service.
According to official information from the Security Service of Ukraine, the detainees coordinated all aspects of the operation: finding clients, agreeing on payment, escorting evaders to the border, and providing all necessary routes for clandestine border crossing.
Investigators established that the cost of each service was approximately $5000.
As per the investigation, the detained individuals have already been charged under Part 3 of Article 332 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine — illegal border crossing organized for profit by a criminal group, punishable by up to nine years of imprisonment.
This was confirmed during the investigation, which lasted an entire year.
It was also previously reported that Ukrainian authorities imposed fines on 26,000 citizens for mobilization violations, totaling over 37,000 hryvnias.